GROW INTERNATIONAL, an organization
that brings together the European sector of light wood packaging in Germany,
Spain, France and Portugal held last Tuesday, May 31, a briefing with members
of the European Parliament and European Commission representatives and other
business organizations based in Brussels.
The event whose main objectives were
to raise awareness of the sector and their priorities and challenges in food
safety and environment, was sponsored by Mr. Andrés Perelló, Spanish MEP and
member of the parliamentary committees of the referred areas.
Mr. Perello in his welcome speech
highlighted the international integration of GROW, the traditional value of
wood packaging, its quality, sustainability and links with the origin of
products, the positive evolution of the sector, strategic in the climate change
fight, in a context of strong competition from other materials. The MEP Advocated
a more active promotion of the sector within the Parliament and the European
Commission, referring to the case of fish packaging.
